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Convert APE (Monkey's Audio) files to FLAC. Everything on this page is converted in your browser, so your files never leave your device.
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About APE
Monkey's Audio is a lossless audio compressor that favours small files over speed, so it usually beats FLAC on size and is slower to encode and decode. It is popular for CD rips shipped with a .cue sheet. Support on phones and hardware players is poor.
APE is supported by few players and almost no phones or hardware players. APE stores audio losslessly in a smaller file than WAV.
- Stands for
- Monkey's Audio
- Type
- Audio
- Compression
- Lossless
- Usually contains
- Monkey's Audio
- Introduced
- Around 2000, by Matthew T. Ashland
- Opens in
- Monkey's Audio itself, foobar2000, VLC and some Windows players; few phones
- Best for
- Archiving CDs as a single file without losing quality
- File extension
- .ape
- MIME type
- audio/x-ape
Questions
How do I open an APE file?
APE opens in: Monkey's Audio itself, foobar2000, VLC and some Windows players; few phones. If your device or app cannot open it, convert it to FLAC above.
What can I convert APE to?
ToAny converts APE to FLAC.
Can I convert other files to APE?
No. ToAny reads APE files and converts them to other formats, but it does not create APE.
Are my files uploaded?
No. Every APE conversion listed here runs inside your browser. The files stay on your device.
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